Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University vs Wake Forest University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is a Public, 4-years school located in Blacksburg, VA and Wake Forest University is a Private, 4-years school located in Winston-Salem, NC. Following list and table compares two rivalry schools in various academic factors.

Wake Forest University (21.37% acceptance rate) is tighter than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (56.98% acceptance rate) to get in.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (38,170 students) is larger than Wake Forest University (8,963 students).
Wake Forest University has more expensive tuition & fees of $64,758 than Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University($36,694).
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has more full-time faculties of 2,109 faculties than Wake Forest University(1,919 facluties).

	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Wake Forest University
Location	Blacksburg, VA	Winston-Salem, NC
School Type	Public, 4-years	Private, 4-years
Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree	Doctor's degree
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$36,694 $15,478 for Virginia residents	$64,758
Graduate Tuition	$34,085 $18,013 for Virginia residents	$39,350
Test Scores	1,330	0
Acceptance Rate	57%	21%
Admission Yield	28%	38%
Student Population	38,170 30,434 undergraduate	8,963 5,447 undergraduate
Number of Faculty	2,109 Full-time 232 part-time	1,919 Full-time 339 part-time
Number of Staffs	8,076 Full-time 531 part-time	6,572 Full-time 827 part-time
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1	10 to 1
Financial Aid Amount	$8,832	$45,828
Graduation Rate	86%	89%
Transfer-out Rate	0%	0%
Retention Rate	91%	94%